Fratelli Alessandria, Verduno, Pelaverga Speziale
Fratelli Alessandria · Piedmont › Verduno › Italy
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90
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30
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89.5
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Taster #4649
· Sep 19, 2025
88/100
Decanted. More 1.5h after decant. Haven't color. Shy aromas. Palate with juicy, bright cherries, raspberries, strawberries, some bitter herbs, nice minerals. Not the most complex but juicy, delicious and fun.
2022 vintage
Taster #1303
· Jun 23, 2025
89/100
Medium ruby color. Nose of red berries and a touch of piny menthol. Medium bodied on the palate.
2019 vintage
Taster #8936
· May 14, 2025
88/100
Sehr hell, pfeffrig, bitterorangenschale
2022 vintage
Taster #5382
· Apr 6, 2025
89/100
Fortsatt gott, lättare och fin till klassisk råbiff
2022 vintage
Taster #7565
· Feb 3, 2025
Supper with Frank (Noi Restaurant, Petersham) : Slightly baked cherry that, with time, morphs into a more strawberry note, touch of dusty glass, savoury spice, very slight alcohol prickle, semi-dried cranberry. Juicy, fleshy, mouth watering, quite bitter and tightly structured, red hued fruit has a touch of astringency, with food palate lengthens and fruit and flavours are more to the fore
2022 vintage
Taster #0710
· Jan 24, 2025
90/100
Light fruity. Slightly spicy.
2022 vintage
Taster #6910
· Sep 16, 2024
91/100
Light bodied, food friendly wine for early drinking somewhat reminiscent of a Barbera. Roughly 3.3 hectares of vines were planted to Pelaverga Piccolo clones CVT C1, CVT 212 and CVT 223 beginning in the 1971 and proceeding through 2021. The vines are located in the crus of Riva Rocca (facing south and east at 270-320 meters in altitude); Campasso (facing eastwards, planted at 250-350 meters of altitude); Boscatto (facing eastwards also at 250-350 meters above sea level); Neirane (with a …
2022 vintage
Taster #6541
· Aug 25, 2024
90/100
Strawberry, raspberry, bright red cherry, white pepper on the nose. Dru, high acid, low tannin, medium alcohol, light body, medium flavour intensity.
2022 vintage
Taster #1997
· May 17, 2024
80/100
Pelarverga grape, interstesting, I like it, different, a bit sweetish.
2022 vintage
Taster #2413
· May 4, 2024
red and blue fruit, flowers and peppery herbs... juicy and straightforward, lovely purity and freshness, white pepper and flowers accent the inner perfume and finish, a little orange oil pops up too, fine tannins grip nicely as bright fruits linger, drink in the next couple of years
2022 vintage
Taster #0246
· May 3, 2024
89/100
N: powdered sugar, garden berries P: as nose, good structure and balanced acidity Juicy with ample mouthfeel, best pizza wine so far
2022 vintage
Taster #5382
· Apr 28, 2024
89/100
Lätt och trevligt vin, fungerade väl till fisk men också på egen hand. Kommer köpas igen!
2022 vintage
Taster #3545
· Feb 25, 2024
I'm addicted to this wine. Bright acid, juicy fruit (strawberries and raspberries), some herbaceous lift, white pepper, subtle tingly structure, and light sandy tannins. It's got the juiciness of a Beajolais nouveau with the structure and complexity of an Etna rosso. Awesome
2022 vintage
Taster #1991
· Feb 8, 2024
91/100
Light bodied, beautiful color, and great QPR. Glad I have more.
2022 vintage
Taster #0492
· Jan 26, 2024
87/100
Rating: 3,7/5,0.
2022 vintage
Taster #9791
· Dec 19, 2023
88/100
Appena aperto acido, scomposto, duro, respingente. 1 ora d'aria e tutto cambia. Delicato, con sentori di fragola e beverino. Non impegnativo.
2022 vintage
Taster #3697
· Dec 16, 2023
Just a solid wine that brings a great note of mushroom, white pepper and tart cherry to the mix. Great with food or by itself on an easy night. Can’t have enough of these on hand for any occasion.
2022 vintage
Taster #3697
· Nov 10, 2023
Mushroom, white pepper aromas Crunchy cherry, bright, nice acidity. Could drink every day. Versatile with lots of food, particularly pizza. I need more of these.
2022 vintage
Taster #2500
· Oct 13, 2023
92/100
Fantastic stuff. I can drink this all day long. So versatile with different types of food. Light and balanced with big cherry flavors. A consistent winner, year after year.
2022 vintage
Taster #0710
· Sep 17, 2023
94/100
Bright and versatile red. Lori wants for thanksgiving. Tonight with smoked salmon. Buy
2022 vintage
Taster #8492
· Jul 3, 2023
91/100
A private dinner (Buurtcafé De Tros, Amsterdam, NL) : Cherries and berries, tight and bright, juicy and grippy, fresh and energetic, palpable minerality, lovely length.
2022 vintage
Taster #1633
· May 1, 2023
90/100
Super nice.
2019 vintage
Taster #5338
· Apr 14, 2023
89/100
Tasting with Vittore In steel awaiting bottling soon A little reductive, but with lovely red fruit, Chinese peppercorn, and some cool herbal savory spice notes. Light to mid weighted at most with crunchy fresh fruit on the palate. More Good sense f freshness and minerality. Finishes clean yet long and more-ish. Very good.
2022 vintage
Taster #2419
· Mar 1, 2023
88/100
Italy has so many autochthone grape varieties to offer. This red wine is produced in the municipality of Verduno (Piedmont), from the rare native grape variety Pelaverga Piccolo. The plot is only 3ha in size and the soil consists of limestone and silty. In the glas the wine shows a pale ruby red. The delicate bouquet offers red cherry, strawberry, raspberry, pepper and rose petals. It reminds me of Nebbiolo but it has a distinct spiciness which you usually don‘t …
2019 vintage
Taster #6757
· Aug 15, 2021
90/100
Light and enjoyable served chilled. Spicy white pepper almost like Red Zin if it was light
2019 vintage
Taster #0113
· Aug 13, 2021
Pepper, cherry
2019 vintage
Taster #8643
· May 21, 2021
90/100
Mashed red berries, black pepper. Great stuff!
2019 vintage
Taster #7739
· May 8, 2021
89/100
100% Pelaverga piccolo, bought this unique Verduno wine at the property of Fratelli Allesandria in 2020. Light translucent garnet color, aromas of strawberries, raspberries. On the palate, more red fruits and peppery note, high in acidity, good balanced tannins. Drink a bit chilled.
2019 vintage
Taster #4552
· Mar 27, 2021
89/100
The wine is translucent, almost as light as a rose. The aroma is moderately intense. The first impression is ripe strawberry, followed by distinctive black pepper and dusty attic. On the palate I also perceive strawberry and black pepper, there is an underlying tartness that is pleasantly reminiscent of orange bitters. The acidity is pretty high, the tannins are fine with very little grip.
2019 vintage
Taster #8624
· Feb 10, 2021
90/100
Beaujolais nouveau, Pinot noir, and pepper collide in this zesty, peculiar but enjoyable wine.
2019 vintage
Taster #8692
· Feb 5, 2021
89/100
Nice nose of red florals, perfume, spices, dust and red berries, light body, with medium plus acidity, stern tannic grip and medium finish that is a little austere
2019 vintage
Taster #2413
· Feb 3, 2021
Classic! Bright and spicy. Aromas of tart blueberry, red cherry, strawberry, orange oil, white pepper, roses, mint... tons of peppery nuance here, it is fun to negotiate the other aromas around the pepper, because it is so encompassing. Fresh and light, with nice red berry, minerals and spice on the palate. Peppery and cooling herbal finish. Drink over the new few years. Cacio e pepe pairing?
2019 vintage
Taster #7565
· Jan 22, 2021
Supper at Franks (Frank's place in Matraville) : Aromas of sour red cherry, strawberry and raspberry, there is a otuch of funky wild ferment, a little jubey note here as well. Light, fresh, juicy but savoury, red fruits are fresh, a little non-intrusive warmth on the finish. Nice.
2019 vintage
Taster #2500
· Nov 14, 2020
91/100
Super delicious wine. Bright red fruits with a hint of pepper on the finish.
2019 vintage
Taster #2500
· Oct 8, 2020
91/100
So delicious. Great purity and bright red fruits.
2019 vintage
Taster #8543
· Sep 24, 2020
I have never heard of this producer or this varietal, but this was outstanding. On the nose it had a distinct floral and spicy character (almost reminded me of a mencia from Spain). The haunting nose, and a pale color were almost at odds with each other. The palate was light - medium bodied, with a firm and floral taste profile. Judging this by the color in the glass is a mistake - it has distinction and depth far beyond …
2019 vintage
Taster #2500
· Sep 10, 2020
92/100
Outstanding juice! Beautiful color and fruit.
2019 vintage
Taster #0861
· Jan 13, 2018
92/100
Like the perfect wine for me. Very very transparent, light pale brick red with brown hues. Beautiful and highly unusual in the glass. You would think it was an overaged wine if you did not not better. Red berries, sour feet, some yogurty-cheesy undertones, forest floor, really good complexity, imagine an extremely light top-barolo/piedmont-nebiolo - there are terroir-recognisable features. Smoothest tannin imaginable and a slight but well-balanced sweetness. If I could have this everyday I would age beautifully Im sure... …
2014 vintage
Taster #2990
· Nov 22, 2015
89/100
Super nice glas of wine. Grapes a combination of Pinot and Barbera. Very pinot style with classic smell af strawberries, light red berries. Everything nicely integrated. Fratelli A is a professional. Drink now. OT
2014 vintage
Taster #2826
· Jul 16, 2015
Bright, pale clear ruby, looks like a kriek lambic minus the head. Nose of...resin? You know the kind. Palate follows the nose, plus some cherry/strawberry and leaf. It's...interesting, and really good, actually. Easy and very complex and unique.
2014 vintage